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“This is not the land of my birth, but it is the land for which I hold the greatest affection, and I certainly will come back in the springtime”
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“Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.”
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“We must seek, above all, a world of peace; a world in which peoples dwell together in mutual respect and work together in mutual regard.”
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“Unless liberty flourishes in all lands, it cannot flourish in one.”
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“In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.”
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“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
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“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”
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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
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“A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed.”
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“I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.”
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“The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.”
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“The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.”
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“We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.”
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“But wherever we are, we must all, in our daily lives, live up to the age-old faith that peace and freedom walk together. In too many of our cities today, the peace is not secure because freedom is incomplete." (John F. Kennedy, June 10, 1963, American University speech)”
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“And is not peace, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights -- the right to live out our lives without fear of devastation – the right to breathe air as nature provided it -- the right of future generations to a healthy existence?" (John F. Kennedy, June 10, 1963, American University speech)”
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“I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy.”
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“Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life.”
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“But Goethe tells us in his greatest poem that Faust lost the liberty of his soul when he said to the passing moment: "Stay, thou art so fair." And our liberty, too, is endangered if we pause for the passing moment, if we rest on our achievements, if we resist the pace of progress. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past are certain to miss the future.”
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“While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.”
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“The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.”
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“This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.”
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“We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.”
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“Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.”
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“All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.”
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“If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.”
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“As science, of necessity, becomes more involved with itself, so also, of necessity, it becomes more international. I am impressed to know that of the 670 members of this Academy”
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“The present tax codes inhibit the mobility and formation of capital, add complexities and inequities which undermine the morale of the taxpayer, and make tax avoidance rather than market factors a prime consideration in too many economic decisions.”
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“No country can possibly move ahead, no free society can possibly be sustained, unless it has an educated citizenry whose qualities of mind and heart permit it to take part in the complicated and increasingly sophisticated decisions that pour not only upon the President and upon the Congress, but upon all the citizens who exercise the ultimate power.”
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“We support the security of both Israel and her neighbors.”
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“With all of the history of war, and the human race's history unfortunately has been a good deal more war than peace, with nuclear weapons distributed all through the world, and available, and the strong reluctance of any people to accept defeat, I see the possibility in the 1970's of the President of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25 nations may have these weapons.”
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“In seeking the help of the Congress and our countrymen, I pledged no easy answers. I pledged, and asked, only toil and dedication. These the Congress and the people have given in good measure.”
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“This is a great country and requires a good deal of all of us, so I can imagine nothing more important than for all of you to continue to work in public affairs and be interested in them, not only to bring up a family, but also give part of your time to your community, your state, and your country.”
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“What we seek to advance, what we seek to develop in all of our colleges and universities, are educated men and women who can bear the burdens of responsible citizenship, who can make judgments about life as it is, and as it must be, and encourage the people to make those decisions which can bring not only prosperity and security, but happiness to the people of the United Sates and those who depend upon it.”
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“If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind the power not only to create but also to annihilate, it has at the same time provided humanity with a supreme challenge and a supreme testing”
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“The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.”
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“While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage for men-this legislation is a significant step forward.”
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“Our economy today depends upon women in the labor force. One out of three workers is a woman. Today, there are almost 25 million women employed, and their number is rising faster than the number of men in the labor force.”
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“It is extremely important that adequate provision be made for reasonable levels of income to them, for the care of the children which they must leave at home or in school, and for protection of the family unit. One of the prime objectives of the Commission on the Status of Women, which I appointed 18 months ago, is to develop a program to accomplish these purposes.”
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“I am glad that Congress has recently authorized $800,000 to State welfare agencies to expand their day-care services during the remainder of this fiscal year. But we need much more. We need the $8 million in the 1965 budget for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare allocated to this purpose.”
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“We also need the provisions in the tax bill that will permit working mothers to increase the deduction from income tax liability for costs incurred in providing care for their children while the mothers are working. In October the Commission on the Status of Women will report to me. This problem should have a high priority, and I think that whatever we leave undone this year we must move on this in January.”
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“I am grateful to those Members of Congress who worked so diligently to guide the Equal Pay Act through. It is a first step. It affirms our determination that when women enter the labor force they will find equality in their pay envelopes.”
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“The men who create power
make an indispensable contribution
to the nation's greatness.
But the men who question power make
a contribution just as indispensable
for they determine whether
we use power
or power uses us.”
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“A police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow.”
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“The Federal Government is the people and the budget is a reflection of their need.”
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“Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds can do that.”
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“This increase in the life span and in the number of our senior citizens presents this Nation with increased opportunities: the opportunity to draw upon their skill and sagacityand the opportunity to provide the respect and recognition they have earned. It is not enough for a great nation merely to have added new years to lifeour objective must also be to add new life to those years.”
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“I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization as well. And I look forward to a world in which we will be safe not only for democracy and diversity but also for personal distinction.”
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